Press Release
David Sanders Named New Director of Innovate Arkansas
September 28, 2017
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – September 28, 2017 – Winrock International has named David Sanders director of Innovate Arkansas, the state-wide initiative that helps scale promising Arkansas technology ventures. “Ten years ago, the team at Winrock launched Innovate Arkansas to build the start-up ecosystem that is now thriving in our state. Under David’s leadership, Innovate Arkansas […]
An Arkansas First: USG Invests Direct Dollars Into Startups Via Winrock’s Delta I-Fund
September 26, 2017
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — September 26, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that Winrock International has been awarded a $279,202 grant for the Delta Innovation Fund (I-Fund) to create early-stage seed capital funds through the Economic Development Administration’s Regional Innovation Strategies (RIS) program. “The Trump Administration is committed to strengthening U.S. production and […]
Ghana Receives Landmark Approval From Carbon Fund
September 14, 2017
September 11, 2017 – Winrock International contributed significantly to the development of Ghana’s Emission Reduction Program which has become part of the portfolio of the Carbon Fund of the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, making it eligible to receive performance-based payments for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+). Ghana is the second country […]
Innovative Pay-For-Performance Program Rewards Farmers For Improving Water Quality
August 29, 2017
Winrock International is pleased to announce the publication of Pay-For-Performance Conservation: A How-To Guide, a free comprehensive guide to implementing and managing Pay-For-Performance (PFP) conservation programs. The guide is based on Winrock’s decade of experience pioneering PFP conservation, including the Milwaukee River Pay-For-Performance Project, which reduced phosphorus losses by as much as 40 percent from […]
Winrock’s American Carbon Registry Has Issued Over 100 Million Tonnes of Carbon Offset Credits
August 23, 2017
SACRAMENTO, CA, August 21, 2017 – The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a non-profit enterprise of Winrock International, is proud to announce it has issued more than 100 million tonnes of carbon offset credits—the equivalent of taking over 21 million cars off the road for a year. Each credit represents a metric tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas […]
Sustainable Water Partnership Launches SWPWater.org
August 9, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August 8, 2017 – SWPWater.org, launched by the USAID Sustainable Water Partnership (SWP), led by Winrock International, will enable greater access to information and resources about global water security. Through the aggregation of water security news and innovations, and the publication of original resources and toolkits, SWPWater.org will foster public-private collaboration across […]
Winrock Joins Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 ‘Partnership of Champions’
May 31, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – May 31, 2017 – Winrock International is proud to announce it has joined the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 (TFA 2020), a global public-private partnership that brings together governments, companies and civil society organizations to reduce deforestation in tropical forest countries. “This impressive alliance is rightly called a ‘partnership of champions.’ We are […]
USAID Improves the Livelihoods of Rural Women in Northern Ghana
May 24, 2017
On May 9, 2017, the USAID-funded Feed the Future Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Project (AgNRM) welcomed the USAID/Ghana Mission Director, Andrew Karas, to Dorimon, in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region. The paramount chief of Dorimon, Naa Sohimwininye Danaa Gori II received Mr. Karas on behalf of the people and […]
Chile Accesses Millions for Emissions Reduction
April 27, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 25, 2017 – Chile became the first country to be fully accepted by the Carbon Fund and can now access millions of dollars for its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from forestlands through the implementation of its Emission Reductions Program. “Chile is leading the world and Winrock is thrilled to […]
A Guidebook Highlighting the Beautiful Birds of Cambodia’s Sandan Ecotourism Site
April 21, 2017
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 21 April 2017 – In celebration of International Earth Day, the USAID Supporting Forests and Biodiversity Project (USAID SFB) is offering a free, easy-to-use guidebook about the birds at Kampong Thom’s Sandan community-based ecotourism site. The guidebook, which can be downloaded free, has high-definition pictures and detailed information about 50 significant bird […]